Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
[2] The name Dechloromonas derives from:Latin pref.
de, from; Neo-Latin noun chlorinum (from Greek adjective chlorōs, green), chlorine; Neo-Latin pref.
chloro-, pertaining to chlorine; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), unit, monad; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Dechloromonas, a dechlorinating monad.
[3] Members of the genus Dechloromonas can be referred to as dechloromonads (viz.